Facebook Aussie row 'misunderstanding'

By Martyn Landi
Updated February 25 2021 - 6:24am, first published 6:20am
Facebook's Nick Clegg has denied that the company takes original content for its own benefit.
Facebook's Nick Clegg has denied that the company takes original content for its own benefit.

Facebook's stand-off with Australia over the sharing of news on the social network was the result of a "fundamental misunderstanding" about the platform's relationship with publishers, the former UK deputy prime minister says.

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